National Living Treasures List

AnaIkimaru Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:35 am

National Living Treasure:

Before reading the following list, please read this important critique of the system and title as bestowed upon by the Japanese government, and what exactly it means.

http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/lnt-critique-aoyama.html

Kimono Artisan
(Links to Artisan's LNT page is provided when possible)
Unknown- Ra- Takeshi Kitamura
Unknown- Yuzen- Tokio Hata
Unknown- Embroidery- Kiju Fukuda
Unknown- Tapestry & Weaving- Kagaku Hosomi
Unknown- Hana Yuzen- Kako Moriguchi
Unknown- Eba Yuzen- Mitsugi Yamada
Unknown- Edo Komon- Yasutaka Komiya
Unknown- Bingata- Yuko Tamanaha
Unknown- Saga Nishiki- Fumi Koga
Unknown- Tsumugi- Fukumi Shimura
Unknown- Yuzen- Hiroshi Tajima
Unknown- Tsumugi- Rikizou Munehiro
Naha, Okinawa- Bashofu Worker- Toshiko Taira
Unknown- Hakata- Kisaburo Ogawa
Unknown- Kasuri- Sonoko Sasaki
Unknown- Yuzen- Kunihiko Moriguchi
Unknown- Sarasa- Shigeto Suzuta
Yuki, Irbaraki- Dyer- Mr. Okubo Masamichi
Seigo Sendaihira- Yoshio Kouda

Clay Workers

Hagi- Miwa Kyusetsu XI
Ryukyu Ware- Kinjo Jiro
Shino Ware- Suzuki Osamu (Kura)
Sansai (3-colored) Ware- Kato Takuo
Hakuji (white porcelain)- Inoue Manji
Mingei Jomon Zogan (folk rope-inlaid Ware)- Shimaoka Tastuzo
Seiji (celadon)- Miura Koheiji
Saiyu jiki (Colorful Porcelain Kutani)- Tokuda Yasokichi III
Kyusu (Tokoname Ware Teapots)- Yamada Jozan III
Iro-E Jiki (Overglaze Enamel Porcelain)- Sakaida Kakiemon XIV
Yuri Kinsai (Underglazed Gold)- Yoshita Minori
Mumyo-yaki (Sadogashima ocher clay)- Ito Sekisui V
Bizen Ware- Isezaki Jun
Testu-yu (Iron Glaze)- Hara Kiyoshi

Sword Crafters
Soshu Style- Gassan Sadatochi

Kimono Related Crafts

Unknown- Bachiru for kanzashi and obidome- Fumiyuki Yoshida